Canonical Ubuntu Web Apps: Linux Innovation With 12.10?

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Over the last couple years, Canonical has helped rewrite the face of desktop Linux through Unity and other projects. Now, the company behind Ubuntu wants to rethink the way users interact with the web via a new feature called Ubuntu Web Apps. But is this true innovation or simply a rehashing of an idea that has been around for years?
As Steve George, Canonical VP of Communications and Products, recently announced on the company’s blog, Ubuntu developers plan to begin offering Ubuntu Web Apps soon as a technology preview for users of Ubuntu 12.04, which is currently the most recent stable
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These days, it often feels like an operating system is only as cool as its “apps” — which are separate from applications, mind you. And so it’s not surprising to see Canonical pushing hard to deliver more apps to Ubuntu users, an effort highlighted most recently by the upcoming AppsSprint.

Today, July 19th, at O’Reilly OSCON 2012 Mark Shuttleworth revealed a new feature that will be implemented in the upcoming Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) operating system, called Ubuntu Web Apps. As you can see from the video below, presented by Canonical, Ubuntu Web Apps allows Ubuntu users to run online apps, such as Twitter, GMail,... (read more)